Suspect in California fertility clinic explosion killed
A suspect named Guy Edward Bartkus, who was involved in an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, has died during the attack. Bartkus, 25, had expressed anti-natalist views on social media, suggesting that life should not be perpetuated through childbirth. Law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at his home in Twentynine Palms and discovered that he had been experiencing depressive thoughts and personal issues. They are investigating a possible manifesto and reports that he attempted to livestream the incident. His father described him as having a “good heart” and expressed disbelief at his son’s actions, noting that he had not seen him in 12 years. The FBI is treating the explosion as an act of terrorism, with considerable damage reported in the surrounding area, even tho no patients were in the clinic at the time.
Suspect in explosion outside California fertility clinic killed in attack
The suspect behind the explosion at a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic, Guy Edward Bartkus, died as a result of the attack.
Law enforcement officials said Bartkus made a series of posts on social media, including a 30-minute audio recording, that supported anti-natalist views, the belief that nobody should have children.
Law enforcement officials said he was 25 years old and from Twentynine Palms, California, where they executed a search warrant. The suspect had depressive thoughts and relationship problems, law enforcement officials close to the investigation confirmed.
Authorities believe Bartkus tried to livestream the attack and are looking into a “manifesto.”
His father, Richard Bartkus, told Noticias Telemundo on Monday that his son had a “good heart” and that he believes he was “brainwashed,” noting the last time they spoke was a decade ago.
“I’ve never even heard him talk about something like that before. I haven’t seen him in 12 years. The last time I saw him, he was a good kid. He liked hiking, he liked to go mine hunting, he liked to go rock hunting, he liked his computer, he liked Xbox, kid things,” he said.
“It’s hard for me to believe that this was him,” Richard Bartkus said, adding, “He had a good heart. Something changed in him.”
The suspect might also be linked to a post in an online forum earlier this month in which the person contemplated suicide using an explosive device.
The FBI also believes it was an act of terrorism.
“Make no mistake: This is an intentional act of terrorism,” Akil Davis, the head of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, said at a Saturday news conference. “As our investigation will unfold, we will determine if it’s international terrorism or domestic terrorism.”
Officials said the explosion damaged multiple buildings and businesses within a 250-yard blast radius.
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Dr. Maher Abdallah, who leads the clinic, told the Associated Press that the clinic’s in vitro fertilization lab and stored embryos are off-site and were not damaged in the explosion.
“Thank God today happened to be a day that we have no patients,” Abdallah said.
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